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A Black Communist’s Disappearance in Stalin’s Russia

What happened to Lovett Fort-Whiteman, the only known African American to die in the Gulag?

Who Gets to Escape the Taliban

The chaotic U.S. withdrawal forced individual soldiers, aid workers, and journalists to decide which Afghans would be saved.

Two Crime Crusaders at the N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate

Eric Adams and Curtis Sliwa met onstage to talk about the future.

Andrew Yang’s Third-Party Aspirations

The entrepreneur turned politician makes the case for his new project, the Forward Party.

Puzzles & Games

Name Drop

A quiz that tests your knowledge of notable people, published every weekday.

Crossword

A thrice-weekly puzzle that ranges from lightly to considerably challenging.

Cryptic Crossword

A weekly puzzle for lovers of wily wordplay.

Caption Contest

We provide a cartoon, you provide a caption.

Spotlight

What Does Kyrsten Sinema Really Want?

The Arizona senator seems bent on proving to the world that she is not like other Democrats.

Trader Joe Wrote a Memoir

The book is a sort of “Kitchen Confidential” for the grocery business, but without the drugs or rage.

A Newly Released Coltrane Tape

This live recording, from 1965, shows the saxophonist’s band at the breaking point of avant-garde inspirations.

Healing Dual Traumas at a Wildlife Sanctuary

In “Mama,” a survivor of sexual abuse finds an unusual place of refuge.

Young Thug Defies Expectations Again

His new album, “Punk,” is a brilliant surprise.

A Syrian Seed Bank’s Fight to Survive

Scientists have raced to safeguard a newly precious resource: plants that can thrive in a changing climate.

Four Years Embedded with the N.Y.P.D.

Jill Freedman set out to create a clear-eyed portrait of the police. What she made was something more complicated.

Two Plays Bring the Unexpected to Broadway

“Is This a Room” and “Chicken & Biscuits” rise above their pre-Broadway origins.

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In Focus

The Coronavirus Crisis

Coverage of the COVID-19 outbreak, from the science of vaccines to the culture of quarantine.

Racial Injustice and Policing

Black Lives Matter, police brutality, and the long history of racism in America.

Dept. of Returns

Stories of life after the vaccine.

The Future of Democracy

An exploration of democracy in America.

From This Week’s Issue

Tad Friend on MasterClass and the allure of expertise , Sheelah Kolhatkar on an adoption scammer , Paul McCartney on his lyrics , and more.

October 25, 2021

“Beasts and Beauties,” by Edward Steed.

Humor

A Taxonomy of Migraines

The Puddin’ Pop, the Headbanger’s Ball, the Glitter Bomb, and more.

How I Plan to Knock My Baby Down a Peg

The best part of having a baby will be making him wear humiliating little shirts that he cannot yet comprehend.

El Chapo Refuses Shared Prison Cell with Steve Bannon

The ex-kingpin said that he was speaking “out of an abundance of caution.”

Jeff Bezos Thrusts Into Space

While the world burns.

Life in the Facebook Metaverse

Nazi propaganda, fraud, imagery with visible human female nipple—there was danger around every corner.

How to Care for Your Bigfoot: A Guide

If you want Bigfoot to respond to obedience training, you must make a convincing alpha.

Fiction & Poetry

“The Umbrella”

“When she was half asleep, a strange desire came drifting into her consciousness: If only I had an umbrella, she thought.”

“Spring Recalled in Spring”

“Open the book, but the page cracks. / Take your arm, but it’s gone.”

On Translating Tove Ditlevsen

A conversation with Michael Favala Goldman, who translated Ditlevsen’s short story in this week’s issue.

“Continuity”

“Before getting into the cab, she hands him a cup. / Then, after they kiss, she hands him the cup again.”

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